Javascript that works in Safari console returning empty in Keyboard Maestro

[keith_adams]

I've been using a macro that scrapes a webpage for months, and it has suddenly stopped working. An "Execute Javascript in Safari" action is supposed to set a variable, but the variable is always empty. The javascript works fine in Safari console.

Example Site

JavaScript:

document.getElementsByClassName("date-and-name")[0].innerText.trim();

When I navigate to the above example site, wait for the site to finish loading, and run the macro below, a notification with "%date%" displays, when it should show the date.

[keith_adams]

Figured it out.

I needed to enable "Allow JavaScript from Apple Events" in Safari again.

[JMichaelTX]

@keith_adams

I've been using a macro that scrapes a webpage for months, and it has suddenly stopped working.

You many need to double-check your Safari settings. Both Safari and Chrome have made recent updates that can disable JavaScript in Browser.

See:

Safari 10.11.5 KM Actions & Tokens Not Working -- How To Fix

Since a lot of people will presumably be updating to OS X 10.11.5 soon, and since Apple has idiotically disabled AppleScript’s ability to control JavaScript by default in Safari on 10.11.5, if you use any of Keyboard Maestro’s Safari actions or conditions or tokens, you will need to disable this "security feature" (I say security feature in quotes since anything on your Mac that can run an AppleScript already has the ability to destroy all your data, so stopping it from using JavaScript in your …

[keith_adams]

Thanks JMichaelTX, that was exactly the problem.